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<br>A major hindrance in programs designed to reduce deaths from acute kidney injury (AKI) is that the extent and nature of AKI are often unknown. This article reports the etiology, clinical profile, and short-term outcomes of children managed for AKI at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Abuja, Nigeria. Children aged one month to 15 years managed for AKI (identified by pediatric RIFLE criteria) from January 2017 to December 2017 were followed up for a short period of...

Renal disorders contribute to childhood morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Therefore, the knowledge of the burden of childhood renal diseases is required for preventive and management purposes. This article determines the pattern and the outcomes of childhood renal diseases seen at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH), Gwagwalada, Abuja, Nigeria.This was a retrospective review of children aged 1 month to 17 years, who were seen at the paediatric nephrology clinic,...

The response to steroid in childhood nephrotic syndrome (CNS) varies across geographical regions, depending on aetiology, genetics, and the underlying pathology. Recently, there is an increasing steroid responsiveness among Nigerian children with nephrotic syndrome (NS). This is the first report of CNS at the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Abuja, Nigeria, between 15th January 2016 and 30th June 2018. Prednisolone was administered to all the children with NS according to...

Gynecological emergencies which affect the adolescents may pose a serious challenge to both the patient and the gynecologist.The objective of this study is to determine the clinical presentations and management outcomes of emergency adolescent gynecological disorders at Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki.This is a retrospective review of all cases of adolescent gynecological emergencies managed at Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2014. Data...

Mathematics plays a vital role in individuals’ ability in dealing with several circlesof life. This study explored the factors affecting students’ performance in Mathematics inJunior High Schools (JHS) in the Cape Coast Metropolis of Ghana. The descriptive surveyapproach was employed for this study. Through random and purposive sampling techniques,427 JHS 3 pupils were sampled from seven JHS for the study. Questionnaire was used asthe instrument. A simultaneous multiple regression analysis...

Female enrolment in Technical Education in Ghana has been low in recent times. Regardless of this, some females have made a decision to attain Technical Education. The study examined the experiences of the Girl Child in accessing Technical Education in Ghana. The study employed a phenomenological design using a qualitative approach. The study was conducted in one of the Technical Education Institutions in Ghana. The study sampled 8 female students and 2 female coordinators of Women in...

This book offers the first study of the ideology and activism of the UESA, an African diaspora group which formed in Harlem in 1927. Focusing on the UESA's journal The African, it maps a constellation of understudied activists and their contributions to Black liberation in the twentieth century.

The main objective of this study was to analyze the role of Parents Participation in their children education. The analysis was guided by four research questions forged from four specific objectives. Mixed methods research approach was used to collect and analyze data obtained through interviews, focus group discussions, and household survey respectively from 61 respondents. Generally findings in this study indicate that, parent’s plays double role in pupil’s academic process. In one hand...

Background: A major limitation of cervical cytology is the unsuitability of proportion of smears submitted for analysis and for cytological assessment (unsatisfactory).This study examines the prevalence of unsatisfactory Pap smear, clinical history and diagnosis in the Department of Pathology, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), Ghana.Materials and Methods: A retrospective review of 15,290 cases spanning 12 years (2005-2016) was carried out at the cytology unit of the Pathology Department of...

Learners’ background knowledge is an aspect of the interactive approach instruction, which facilitates reading of comprehension passages. In Vihiga County, learners’ performance in English language examinations is not only lower than that of neighbouring counties, but also poorer in the comprehension reading sections. Few studies have examined the connection between learners’ background knowledge and achievement in reading comprehension in Vihiga County. This study aimed at determining the...

The present study investigated the relationship between Neuroticism and suicidal behavior among secondary school students in Kenya. The Correlation survey design was adopted for the study. The sample of this study consisted of 120 secondary school students within Kitutu Central Sub-County, Kisii County, Kenya. The study used Aaron Beck suicidal inventory and Neuroticism Scale Big Five Factor for Personality inventory. A reliability coefficient of 0.743 was reported. Quantitative data...

The present study investigated relationship between Agreeableness personality subtype among secondary school students and suicidal behavior in Kenya. Correlation survey design was adopted for the study. The sample size was 120 secondary school students within Kitutu Central Sub-County, Kisii County, Kenya. The study used Aaron Beck suicidal inventory and Big Five Factor for Personality questionnaires. A reliability coefficient of 0.743 was reported. Permission to conduct a study was obtained...

The study investigated the relationship between extraversion personality subtype among secondary school students and suicidal behavior in Kenya. The Correlation survey design was adopted for the study. The target population was 6284 secondary school students within Kitutu Central Sub-County, Kisii County, Kenya. The study used Aaron Beck suicidal inventory and Big Five Factor for Personality questionnaires. A reliability coefficient of 0.743 was reported after performing split-half...

Abstract Growing-city pollution is seen as an inability of an existence infrastructural facilities to support the growing population of humans or other living species in that environment. Growing-city pollution amidst the world has become a topic of increased scholarly review. Yet, insignificant attention has been given to how rising city-pollution influences public health and standard of living. This paper examines the link between growing -city pollution and sanitation. Analysis uses...

This paper investigates the impact of the farmer field school approach on the knowledge and production of small-scale vegetable producers, namely home gardeners.Farmer field schools were developed in the 1980s by the Food and Agriculture Organisation as a form of adult education in agriculture.It is a group-based approach in which a facilitator meets with producers on a regular basis and sets in motion a process by which producers 'learn how to learn'.It remains an open question whether the...